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20th April 1965: Houston Astrodome’s skylight windows painted to reduce glare from the sun

  • 20th April 2022
  • Tagged as: America, Astrodome, Baseball, Houston, Sport, Texas, United States, USA

Painting the windows of the Astrodome significantly improved the situation for the players, but in turn led to the grass inside dying from a lack of light. It was replaced with an artificial alternative, which became known as AstroTurf.

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20th April 1965: Windows of the Houston Astrodome painted to stop glare

  • 20th April 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Baseball, Sport, Stadium, USA

On the 20th April 1965, workers began painting skylight windows at the Houston Astrodome to limit glare from the sun.

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11th August 1929: Babe Ruth becomes the first Major League Baseball player to hit 500 home runs

  • 11th August 2020
  • Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Baseball, Boston, Cleveland, New York, Sport

The ball sailed over the right-field fence to land in Lexington Avenue that ran alongside Cleveland’s League Park.

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